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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange porta potty rentals in Waukee, Iowa, and across the fast-growing western edge of the metro around it. Construction on new subdivisions and the schools and streets that follow them, commercial pads along the highway, downtown festival events, youth tournaments, and trail and park work all keep portable toilets moving here.
Your figure rests on the unit type, how many you take, how long they stand, and how often we call. Below are the ranges, the planning counts, which of two City desks your particular job belongs to, and the lead time to delivery.
Those Waukee ranges assume a standard three-day rental. Four local realities move the number.
Growth is the first and it is the defining feature of this city. Waukee adds streets, schools, and subdivisions faster than almost anywhere in the state, which means long-running phased work and a lot of sites that have no water, no power, and no finished access yet. That suits longer holds and self-contained units rather than short drops.
Rental length follows directly. Events price across three days, so a single festival day costs close to a weekend. A build moves to a 28-day cycle, which is the right shape for a subdivision phase or a school project running through a season.
Service frequency is the third. A visit covers pumping the tank, a wash and disinfection of the cabin, and fresh paper and sanitizer. A busy downtown weekend or a large framing crew in July earns a second visit.
Access is the fourth, and on greenfield ground it is the one that actually moves money. A unit at the end of an unpaved phase road, behind silt fencing, or on a pad not yet graded for a truck costs real time. Tell us the condition of the approach when you order and it stays out of the price. Position handwashing stations alongside any food.
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Scheduling your porta potty delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Porta Potty is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right unit to your site when you need it.
Done with your event or need your porta potty serviced? Just give us a call to arrange a fast and convenient pickup. We’re ready to quickly remove or service your unit and make your experience hassle-free.
The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Unit Type | Average Price Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Porta Potty | $199–$349 | Construction sites, small events, backyard projects |
| ADA-Compliant Porta Potty | $200–$300 | Public events and job sites that need an accessible unit |
| Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty | $300–$400 | Weddings, parties, and guest-facing events |
| Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink | $300–$400 | Events where guests need a sink inside the unit |
| Solar Porta Potty | $500–$600 | Remote sites and off-grid events |
| Handwashing Station | $150–$250 | Food areas, job sites, and events |
| Restroom Trailer | From $1,500 | Weddings, corporate events, and long-term sites |
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Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
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*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote NowStart from headcount and hours. These are the Waukee planning figures.
With no state ratio and no City ratio, the written calculation is what carries. Our porta potty calculator produces a defensible figure, and your account manager will test it against your crew roster or expected gate.
Work from who will be using it and how long it needs to stand. Everything we carry is listed on our porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty is the workhorse on a subdivision phase or an informal gathering, with seat, urinal, paper holder, and sanitizer.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty steps in at grade, with a broad door, fitted grab bars, and clearance for a chair. Any Waukee event open to the public should carry one.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty flushes fresh water on a foot pump, the sensible choice at a wedding or a downtown celebration.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink fits the sink, soap, and mirror inside the unit, which reads well on a vendor street or at a family gathering.
The Solar Porta Potty runs its own light and fan from a roof panel, which is exactly right for the unserviced greenfield phases this city generates.
The Handwashing Station arrives as a sealed unit holding its own water, soap, and towel supply. Iowa's food provisions leave you no real choice about one wherever food handlers also use the toilets.
The Restroom Trailer brings several plumbed stalls with heat and cooling, the usual answer for a wedding or a long school or commercial contract.
Give your account manager the gate count or the crew and they will settle the mix.
A unit on your own driveway, lot, or fenced site generally needs no City paperwork. Where Waukee is genuinely helpful is that it splits its approvals cleanly between two desks, so once you know which one you are dealing with the rest is straightforward.
Public Works owns the ground. The City's permits and applications page puts the right of way and utility easement permit with Public Works, including sidewalk and approach work, alongside the construction site erosion and sediment control permit and the oversize or overweight load permit. If your question is about pavement, a sidewalk, an approach, or anything to do with the condition of a site, that is the Public Works desk on 515-978-7920.
The City Clerk owns the event. The same page states that citywide permit applications are handled by the City Clerk, and those are the block party permit, the fireworks display permit, the peddler or solicitor permit, and the special event application. If your question is about a gathering, that is the Clerk, not Public Works.
One payment detail that will save you a trip. Waukee lets you pay deposits and fees by credit or debit card through the online application for the block party, fireworks display, and peddler permits. The special event permit fee is cash or check only. That is the City's own position, and it is the kind of thing nobody mentions until you are standing at the counter.
Erosion control is the one worth flagging on a build. A construction site in Waukee is likely to sit under an erosion and sediment control permit, which governs how the site is managed rather than what equipment is on it. That does not create a restroom requirement, but it does mean there is a site plan your unit position should respect, and it is cheaper to ask before delivery than to move a unit afterwards.
On private property: no City permit attaches to the unit itself, though the state's adequate facilities duty applies once the public is invited in.
Your account manager can size the order and name which of those two desks your job answers to.
Placement is what decides whether a rental runs quietly through a phase.
Stand units on firm, level ground, which on a Waukee site very often means waiting for the compacted drive rather than using the graded dirt beside it. New greenfield grading turns soft after rain and a unit on a slope is a hazard. Give the driver a straight approach with nothing parked across it, and keep it cleared in winter.
Hold units at least 15 feet from food service, and well clear of storm inlets, of silt fencing and sediment basins, and of Sugar Creek. On a job site, keep them inside 200 feet of the work face so crews are not walking the phase.
A weekly call is the Waukee baseline, with extra visits for heavy use or a hot stretch. That call means the tank emptied, the interior washed down and disinfected, and consumables made good.
Iowa governs who may carry out that work through a licensing route that sits entirely outside the workplace safety system. The state environmental agency licenses commercial septic tank cleaners and writes the definition broadly enough that a business owning and renting portable toilets is itself the licensed trade, the agency's stated position being that a tank may be pumped only by a licensed cleaner. Enforcement of that licensing runs through county environmental health rather than the state, so in Waukee it is the Dallas County office that holds the file. Each trip is logged with the location serviced, the disposal method, and the volume, held for five years, and produced on request. Putting waste from toilet units onto land is flatly prohibited, so it is taken to a permitted treatment works. Your account manager can set out your service days and name the disposal route.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Waukee orders arrive inside 24 to 48 hours. Give us three to five days and we can tune the mix to the site and fix the visit pattern. For downtown festival weekends, tournaments, and anything needing a Clerk or Public Works approval, book several weeks ahead.
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across Waukee and the western metro around it, including Urbandale to the east, West Des Moines, Johnston, Norwalk, Des Moines, and Ankeny, all from a Dallas County base. Whether the job is a subdivision phase, a school build, a commercial pad on the highway, a downtown festival, or a trail project, we plan delivery, servicing, and pickup around your dates.
A standard Waukee unit averages $199–$349 and an accessible unit $200–$300. The two deluxe models fall between $300 and $400, with trailers from $1,500 upward. Quantity, length of stay, service frequency, and the state of the access road on a greenfield phase all move the total. Your account manager puts a free quote against it.
Reckon one unit for every 50 guests across about four hours, adding 15 to 20 percent where alcohol is served. Iowa demands an adequate number while declining to publish a ratio, so hold your own figures in writing. Add an accessible unit at any public event and a handwashing station beside food.
Iowa took the national construction standards on by adoption and sends its own state safety inspectors against them. One unit serves a Waukee crew of 20 or fewer. Above that figure the table moves to one toilet and one urinal for each 40 on the books, easing to one per 50 beyond 200.
Weekly service is standard. The driver pumps the tank, washes and disinfects the cabin, and replaces paper and sanitizer. Large framing crews, festival weekends, and July heat all point to a second call. Your account manager can build the visit pattern around your heaviest Waukee days.
No, not while the unit stands on ground you control. In Waukee, ground and pavement questions go to Public Works and event questions to the City Clerk, so which approval you need depends on which of those your job is. Your account manager can tell you which desk applies.
A standard unit is built for one person stepping up through a conventional doorway. An accessible cabin is wider, enters at ground level, carries grab bars, and leaves wheelchair turning room. Events open to the public need accessible units in every cluster. Where only a building crew uses the unit, that duty does not reach it.
A standard unit sits at $199–$349, and a weekend books as three days. A single Saturday date therefore prices near the whole weekend. Flushing deluxe models and trailers carry a higher figure. Your account manager pins down the weekend rate, the Waukee delivery window, and the collection time.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We'll size the Waukee order, name the desk your approval sits with, and give you a straight price on the call.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager keeps the detail in hand from unit count and service rhythm through to the Clerk and Public Works contacts, so a city growing this fast does not cost you a week finding the right counter.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Waukee, Iowa 50263 |
| Phone: | 515-304-5594 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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